Rachael Gallman and Jaron Ferrer, aka "Rachel and Friend," will perform the Cherokee County Public Library’s first Music Sandwiched-In concert of the fall season on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 12:15-1 p.m. Admission is free. More...

Blacksburg Town Councilman Mike Patterson, who operates Patterson’s Wrecker Service in the town, has been registering vehicles owned by his company to an address outside the town limits, thus avoiding paying property taxes to the town. More...

One of the last bastions of government-related tobacco freedom came to an end this week when Gaffney City Council officially banned the use of tobacco products, as well as new forms of electronic cigarettes, in city-owned vehicles. The ban incl More...

A 24-7 focus on the gridiron has allowed Prouty to thrive in his senior season at Blacksburg

By SCOTT POWELLLedger Sports Writerspowell@gaffneyledger.com

Chris Prouty takes no satisfaction in the early success Blacksburg has experienced in his senior season. After a bye week, the senior Blacksburg offensive lineman is simply ready to go back to work tonight against Woodruff and see what his team More...

Over the past decade, Upstate football enthusiasts made sure to mark the annual gridiron renewal between rivals Byrnes and Gaffney on their calendars, the game typically having high stakes for both teams in their respective pursuits of a state title. More...

In 21st-century America, hope and change comes from tech-inspired entrepreneurs. Sadly, rather than letting these innovators lead the country forward, our politicians are more interested in protecting the status quo, regardless of how unsatisfa More...